'I slept with my colleague'

The reason behind writing to you is to tell you that I slept with my co-worker last week. It happened at a company outing. Now I’m in bit of a dilemma as I need to tell him it was nothing more than a one-night stand. But to trouble my conscience, he has started behaving very lovey- dovey with me all of a sudden. I guess he’s in love with me now. What should I do now?Debbie

Illustration/Amit Bandre

Dear Debbie, You have landed yourself in a merry mess. You can say it happened at the spur of the moment and both of you got carried away. Now this guy has fallen for you. He feels that as both of you got physical, he should start loving you. To make amends you need to tell him that you are not serious about it. I am sure he will take it badly but the faster you tell him honestly, the better for both of you. Next time remember to think before you get in between the sheets.